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Set in Oz, before Dorothy dropped in, Wicked is the much anticipated big screen remake of the Tony Award winning musical.

Last night the 2024 ARIA Awards saw some of Australia's best musical talent flank the red carpet and take home a swag of awards.

Troye Sivan won two of the night's biggest awards while beloved Aussie singer-songwriter Missy Higgins was this year's inductee into the ARIA Hall of Fame, with the Best Independent Release of the year going to Australian singer-songwriter and musician from Melbourne Angie McMahon for her album 'Light, Dark, Light Again'. GUEST: Angie McMahon, Australian singer-songwriter  

PRODUCER: Madeleine Hanger and Richard Crabtree

Sid Draper has been a lifelong supporter of the Adelaide Crows, and next year he will be playing for the Crows.

Sid was the number four pick in the AFL draft, one of 27 young men drafted into the league.

Guest: Sid Draper, number 4 pick in the AFL Draft 

The Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibtion opens at the Australian Museum in Sydney tomorrow. More than 130 artefacts including gold treasure from royal tombs, jewels, masks and objects of worship will be on show.

Guest: Kim McKay,  Australian Museum director and CEO.

The Financial Review's Canberra Bureau Chief Tom McIlroy joins Radio National Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

Guest: Tom McIlroy, Financial Review's Canberra Bureau Chief 

Hundreds of researchers and scientists have gathered in Hobart this week for what they're calling an "emergency" summit on Antarctica.

It comes as the federal government defends its level of funding for scientific research in the region but it's resisting calls to fund a second ice-breaker vessel to help carry it out.

Kevin Rudd, Australia's Ambassador to the US has stated that he ready to work with the incoming Trump administration and keen to secure ongoing support for AUKUS from President-elect Donald Trump.

The former Prime Minister has said the economic and security benefits make the pact worthwhile for the US 

Guest: Dr. Mara Karlin, Former Assistant Secretary in the US Department of Defence 

The government says its shake-up of election funding and disclosure laws will keep big money out of politics.

But a growing number of independents aren't convinced the changes are being made in good faith.

After almost two decades in office, and six years as Labor leader, frontbencher Bill Shorten is retiring from politics in February. 

The NDIS Minister is delivering his valedictory speech in Parliament and delivers a parting message to his colleagues in the Labor party.

GUEST: Bill Shorten, Minister for NDIS

PRODUCER: Oliver Gordon 

One of Hong Kong's most influential pro-democracy figures has taken the stand in a landmark national security trial that may see him sentenced to life imprisonment.

Media mogul and prominent businessman Jimmy Lai who founded the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper is accused of charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and publish seditious material by using his platform to oppose the government.

The 76-year-old was arrested in 2020 during a crackdown on mass pro-democracy protests.​​​​

GUEST: Alicia Kearns, Member of Parliament for Rutland and Stamford, United Kingdom

PRODUCER: Madeleine Hanger